Madhouse My House? exhibition opening night 2nd Feb 2017

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Last night Madhouse My House? opened at Hackney Museum. Co-researchers from Access All Areas presented their research and the ideas that Sensory Objects have developed with them to create a sensory interactive exhibition.

The group explained their ideas for the exhibition and told the story of Mabel Cooper and Harvey Waterman who has just celebrated his 80th birthday remembered what it was like to be in St Lawrence’s Hospital.

The exhibition is just the start of a series of events that will tell the story of the institutionalisation of people with learning disabilities.

We were introduced to artists who will continue the work with perfomances at Shoreditch Town Hall, top left in the photo below and right Ciara Brennan – Associate Director – Access All Areas introduces Professor Jan Walmsley who emphasised that while it is important to raise awareness of the history of people with learning disabilities, the situation continues to be problematic with many people still in private care homes, many continue to be isolated, in their own homes because of cuts in social care and face few opportunities for employment. This was further emphasised by Nick Llewellyn – Artistic Director of Access All Areas who quoted from a newspaper article in the Guardian that warns that there are plans to open up large institutions to WAREHOUSE  people who can’t afford home care.

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Artist and Co-reseachers from Access All Areas introducing the exhibition

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Access All Areas Co-researchers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images of visitors at the opening night Co-reserachers gave visitors tours of the exhibition.

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Twitter Terry at the exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graham demos the No Escape Slippers

 

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Graham Points to No Escape Slippers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlene demos Tooth Brusher below and finally the Easy Read Programme for the exhibition including the Madhouse Wiki

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Charlene demos Tooth Brusher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Read Madhouse Exhbition

Easy Read Madhouse Exhibition

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